• PEOPLE NAME: DEAF SWEDES OF SWEDEN

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PEID: 47790

ROP: 116598

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Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Deaf Peoples

People Cluster: Deaf

Language: Swedish Sign Language - (swl)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Sweden

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Population: 40,000

Global Population: 40,000


PEID: 47790

ROP: 116598

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Deaf Swedes of Sweden, numbering 40,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Deaf people cluster within the Deaf Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Sweden. Their primary language is Swedish Sign Language. The primary religion practiced by the Deaf Swedes is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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